| Show - j Starxianj-Examin- v i I Movies er Movies Fnday May 21 1999 at a Glance ton Hills 9 Newgate Tinseltown Reviews are by Steve Drive-I- Motor-V- u n (with “The Mummv”) Adult themes LIFE IS BEAITIEUL ) 12 Italian with English subtitles A young Italian (Robert full of hopes and dreams meets the perfect girl has a perfect son and they begin the perfect life together The Nazis have other ideas sending Benigm and his boy to the concentration camps just three months belore the war ends Benigm protects his son by telling him it’s all a game What begins as silly slapstick becomes a powerful story of love Oscar and the and determination Benigm won a film itself was named best foreign language film 114 minutes Lavton Tinseltown Crude and ) LOST & FOUND k 12 humor brief nudity and language David Spade takes his first crack at a lead role and is not very impressive He plays a lonely restaurant owner who does everything possible to get the attention of a beautiful neighbor He goes so far as to steal her dog and then olTers to help her find it Spade plays his usual obnoxious self which doesn't make us too sympathetic toward his character The film is filled with 's and disgusting gags Spade blatant weak shows he works better in a supporting role 95 minutes Layton Hills 9 THE MATRIX (R) Violence and language Keanu Reeves takes us on another excellent adventure but this one’s no fun and games Man’s very existence is pondered in this roller coaster that begins slowly but picks up i steam in the second half The special efi'ects play the in this mixture of “The Terminator” meets “Jackie Chan” meets “The Crow” This is just the kind of movie an e crowd has been waiting for Layton anxious Drive-I- n Hills 9 Motor-V- u (with “Idle Hands”) North Pointe Newgate Tinseltown Walker Cinemas 6 (PG-13- ) MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Language and sexual situations Kevin Costner stars as a grieving widower who writes letters to his dead wife and sends them adnft on the sea At least one of the letters is found by Robin Wright Penn who is moved by the power of this man's love for his wife Recently divorced she wants to meet the man who could write such a beautiful letter Paul Newman plays Costner’s crusty old father who has a unique way of showing his love to his son It’s a very romantic and sentimental film unfortunately Costner is too deadpan to make it really sing 126 minutes Kaysville Most wire service reviews sugTHE MUMMY ) gest this retelling of the Boris Karloff original doesn't measure up but it’s pretty flashy Starring Brendan Fraser RaDrive-Ichel Weisz 124 minutes Motor-V- u (with “Life") Reel Layton Tinseltown Newgate Tinseltown Walker Cinemas 6 NEVER BEEN KISSED 12 (PG-13- ) material Drew Barrymore is the shining jewel in an otherwise silly comedy about going back to school Drew is a undercover reporter sent to an area high school to on today's kids She must overcome her get the from when fellow students used to Call her own Josie Grossie Her efforts to “be herself this time around leave a positive message for the millions of kids who will line up to see this film 10 minutes Layton Hills 9 Motor-V- u Drive-I(with "Forces of Nature”) Reel Newgate Tinseltown Walker Cinemas 6 OCTOBER SKY 12 (PG) Mild language Based on a true storyturned book “Rocket Boys” (which is a better title than the movie's) this film is about four boys living town who become amateur in a West Virginia rocket scientists Homer Hickam leads the group against his father’s wishes He later went on to work for NASA It’s an uplifting story with the usual challenges and triumphs It could easily have become sappy - and sometimes it gets dangerously close - but it eventually delivers 108 minutes Capitol Layton Tinseltown Reel Mild language THE OTHER SISTER ) and adult situations A mentally challenged daughter comes home to live with her family after graduating from a private school She hopes to go on to college and eventually marry Her parents are frightened and overprotective It’s a battle of wills especially between mother and daughter The acting grows on you as time goes on but the movie doesn't know when to quit Plus some of the lines are bit too glib Nevertheless a cute film 124 minutes Kaysville (PG-13- ) Sex and IRS THE d jokes Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn revisit a classic Neil Simon story about a couple caught up in a adventure storm of Manhattan madness Their brings them in search of a new life and renewed elTorts to save their dying marriage John Cleese steals the show as a stuffy hotel manager who is forced to deal with the wayward (PG-13- Salles Excellent Good Average Poor best-act- New releases THE CASTLE (R) Language This truly unique Australian film captures the essence of family unity The Kerrigans live in a makeshift house next to an airport and beneath a set of power lines but they fight to keep it from being demolished for an airport expansion project The film pokes fun at this simple family but in a way that’s not demeaning In fact you’ll find yourself applauding their efforts laughing with them and not at them While it is rated R for language it’s fairly and hardly the offensive variety One of my favorite films of the year so far 82 minfull review on Page 7C Exclusively at the utes See the Broadway Centre Salt Lake City EDGE OK SEVENTEEN 12 (Unrated probably R) Sexual content nudity and language A young man facing his senior year in high school begins a journey of sexual awareness While working at a summer job he has his first encounter with the openly gay and realizes he’s most comfortable in their company Still he struggles with his own sexuality An interesting premise that turns into a d pep rally by the end 99 minutes See the full review on Page 9C Exclusively at the Tower Theatre Salt low-ke- y heavy-hande- Lake City i 12 (R) Brief nudity sexual rilE LOVE LETTER content and language Kate Capshaw stars in this romantic comedy about a mysterious love letter that several individuals believe is for them A small New England town is awakened with thoughts of romance The story is enchanting but The film also stars occasionally confusing and Tom Selleck Tom Everett Scott Ellen DeGeneres and Blythe Danner A good cast in an OK film 89 minutes See the full review on Page 6C Layton Tinseltown Newgate Tinseltown STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENwait for another “Star ACE 12 (PG) After a Wars” movie this prequel leaves more questions than ann works with his Jedi master to stop swers A young a conflict They meet up with a young Queen and Anakin Skywalker the future Darth Vader but little or no background is forthcoming The film offers sparkling action scenes but the story is void of emotion A disappointing effort 131 minutes Layton Hills 9 Newgate Tinseltown Reel W'alker Cinemas 6 In Vietnamese with THREE SEASONS ) English subtitles A bright young Vietnamese director takes us into modern-da- y Saigon His film follows several lives from a flower vendor to a cyclo driver to a child street vendor to a former Marine searching for a daughter he left behind The writerdirector tries to cram too many stories into one movie The results are interesting but scattered To his credit this is the first American movie to be filmed in Viet3 minutes See the full review on Page nam since the war 9C Exclusively at the Broadway Centre Salt Lake City TREKKIES (PG) A documentary that explores the world of “Star Trek” fans and their extreme devotion to all things “Trek” The film goes behind the seenes at conventions interviewing both fans and cast members Great stories and revealing personalities but poorly produced and filmed Still there’s enough content to make it worth seeing If fans are willing to laugh at themselves they’ll appreciate s it’s a fascinating look at pop culture it more For and human behavior 86 minutes See the full review on Page 6C Newgate Tinseltown off-tra- Obi-Wa- (PG-13- 1 non-fan- Continuing films 1 ! 5C ANALYZE THIS kkk (R) Language violence and sexual content With all of the movies Robert De Niro has made playing a serious gangster it’s refreshing to see him have a little fun with the role He stars as a potential Mob boss who’s having anxiety attacks about taking over the family business lie consults a psychiatrist played by Billy Cry stal who reluctantly helps him find the root of his problem De Niro is surprisingly funny and Crystal is surprisingly not 106 minutes Layton Tinseltown North Pointe BABY GENIUSES (PG) Rude behavior and dialogue Kathleen Turner and Christopher Lloyd vs toddler troops out to disable the laboratory where the evil pair is trying to crack the lucrative secret of baby talk 94 minutes Riverdale 4 Layton Tinseltown BLACK MASK (R) Strong violence some sexual content and language Martial arts star Jet Li fights it out with an evil force Not screened for critics Layton Tinseltown Mild language A CIVIL ACTION 12 (PG-1Based on a best-sellibook about a real-lif- e story set in the 1980s John Travolta stars as a personal-injur- y attorney who seeks compensation for several families who lost children to contaminated drinking water The trial pits Travolta against Robert Duvall who plays a powerful corporate lawyer If you like the intricacies of the legal profession you’ll appreciate this wonderfully acted film Duvall got an Oscar nomination for his supporting role 118 minutes Kaysville Violent scene COOKIE’S FORTUNE kkkk (PG-13- ) and sexual content Director Robert Altman assembles a great cast to this dark comedy of life in a small Southern town Cookie is an aging matriarch who lives in the past She is protected by one man and surrounded by conniving relatives who want her alleged fortune Patricia Neal gives a brief but memorable performance as Cookie The film is one of the best of the year so far 118 minutes Layton Tinseltown CRUEL INTENTIONS 12 (R) Brief nudity language and strong sexual content This fourth adaptation of the 1 8th century French novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuscs” (Dangerous Liaisons) brings a host of young talent to this story of sexual conquest and revenge Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) plays the manipulating Kathryn and Ryan Phillippe plays the love stud Sebastian Valmont The film has a polished look and clever dialogue but is too verbally graphic for the target audience 97 minutes City Square 4 (PG-13- ‘GOODBYE LOVER: Ben Dunmore (Don Johnson left) and his brother Jake (Dermot Mulroney) discuss a point in this new wry thriller DOUG’S 1ST MOVIE 12 (G) Based on a popular Saturday morning cartoon Disney takes Doug Eunnie to the big screen hoping to improve on its ABC ratings Doug is a normal kid in middle school who wants to impress the townspeople and his true love Patti Mayonnaise with evidence of a mysterious monster He and his friend Skeeter can prove its existence but they run the risk of getting this kindhearted creature killed It’s a lesson of loyalty and friendship for the younger crowd 77 minutes Layton Tinseltown Riverdale 4 EDtv ) Language and adult themes A desperate TV network profiles the life of an ordinary man to boost ratings The show becomes so popular that it takes on a life of its own The intended celebrity and his family discover the horrors of having absolutely no privacy Fame has its price A host of stars keep the film moving along but a few scenes were just too much But the twist at the end is n worth the wait 123 minutes North Pointe (PG-13- Lay-to- two-ho- Hills 9 ELECTION (R) Strong sexuality dialogue and language and a scene of drug use Reese W itherspoon wants to be president of the student council and history teacher Matthew Broderick thinks that’s a bad bad idea Said to be an intelligent teen comedy 104 minutes Riverdale 4 Lavton Tinseltown ENTRAPMENT 12 ) Language and adult themes Sean Connery plays an aging art thief who finds new inspiration in Cathenne (who wouldn’t?) She needs the master's help in planning a major heist but is she only trying to put him behind bars? There are more double-crossin this film than Whoopi Goldberg’s costhefts tume changes at the Academy Awards The are the highlights The forced romance between Connery is a like a deer in the headlights 110 minand Drive-I- n (with ‘TO Things I utes Cinedome Motor-V- u Hate About You”) North Pointe Layton Tinseltown Walker Cinemas 6 (PG-13- ) FORCES OF NATURE Sensuality and a scene of drug use Ben is about to marry Bridget but meets Sarah in a chance encounter The chemistry is instantly ape that the wedding parent but how does he tell his is oft? Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck star in this romantic comedy road trip that discusses the true meaning of love Some after seeing this might have hoped for another defiDrive-I- n nition 102 minutes Layton Tinseltown Motor-V- u (with “Never Been Kissed”) GO 12 (R) Language nudity sexual content and Los Angeles drug use This edgy comedy set in modern-dafollows three dill'erent storylines with common threads It involves botched drug stings secret raves and one wild trip to Las Vegas It’s a smart teen film that dares you to figure out where it’s going One of the most innovative scripts of cast and a great director to go the year with an along A gritty film for the right kind of audience 100 minutes Riverdale 4 Lavton Tinseltown Walker Cinemas 6 GODS AND MONSTERS 12 (R) Language sexual content brief nudity One of the more original films of the year looks at the waning years of James Whale a ’30s Hollywood film director Sir lan McKellen stars as the aging Whale who tries to seduce his straight gardener played by Brendan Fraser Amidst sexual uncertainty the two develop a friendship that reveals their true selves 105 minutes (PG-13- Zeta-Jon- h high-tec- rip-oil- one-line- Zeta-Jon- bride-to-b- y all-st- sci-f- key-rol- action-movi- (PG-13- n ts 1 n g (PG-13- drug-relate- couple It's a nice romantic comedy with some familiar bus sure to please a middle-age- d movie audience 91 minutes Capitol Layton Hills 9 Reel Newgate Tinseltown PAYBACK 4 (R) Language violence and sexual content Lovable Mel Gibson makes a bold move toward being unlikable He plays a ruthless crook who seeks reThe film has lots of interesting venge for a double-cros- s characters who only seem to get in the way of Gibson’s obsession with getting his money back It's cruel bloody offensive and fascinating Congratulations to Gibson for trying something different He does “mean" lairly well 102 minutes City Square 4 Lakeside THE PRINCE OF FGYPT (PG) Death scenes The story of Exodus told from the vantage point ol the two' brothers Moses and Ramses They were always close even when they were at odds which seemed more natural than “The Ten Commandments" The best thing about this film is the extraordinary animation which is spellbinding A great film for the entire family religious or not although some death scenes may be disturbing for little children I he best animated film of 1998 Runs 99 minutes Kaysville W alker Cinemas 6 PUSHING T IN (R) 1 anguage nudity and a scene of sexuality John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton star as two hotshot air traffic controllers who take their rivalry to dangerous levels Not happy to compete away from the radar scopes these two demand more planes in their air space The look behind the scenes of this intense job is interesting Unfortunately most ol the characters and plotlines are dilli-cu- lt homton conies to appreciate Cusack becomes a jerk off like a confused samurai warrior and the rest are just along for the ride 118 minutes lavton Tinseltown (R) Sexual content SHAKESPEARE IN lOA E and nudity Named best picture of 1998 in the Oscar ceremonies The screenplay brings playwright William Shakespeare to life in this delightful story It’s set in London 1593 Shakespeare is a young writer struggling with writer's block A chance encounter with Lady Viola brings the inspiration to script one of the greatest romantic plays of all time "Romeo and Juliet" It's warm funny and enchanting Among my favorite five films of 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow Oscar Judith Dench's performance won the won the supporting-actres- s category 113 minutes Reel ) SHE'S ALL THAT Language and sexual 12 content The most popular couple at a trendy L os Angeles high school break up after spring break She goes after a celebrity from “Hie Real World" he lakes on a project to transform the class geek girl into a prom queen It's predictable at every turn with the exception of the geek's father and the “Real World" boyfriend who are far better than the material Weak script weak story cute kids but largely unsatisfying 97 minutes Lakeside SlC PUNK! A 12 Unveiled at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Ogden's Lgyptian Theater this film pokes fun at Mormon culture in Utah It follows two rebellious Salt Lake City Uayton Tinseltown teens in Crude k ) 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU humor and dialogue plus alcohol scenes involving teens “Taming of the Shrew” meets "Clueless” in this scattered tale of high school romance A father’s strict and strange rule that the younger daughter can date only if the older daughter dates first seemed a little weird but it’s the premise of the film The movie has its tender and funny moments but the gaps are filled with the same old tired teen cliches The soundtrack and scenery are excellent the storyline too complicated and disjointed 98 minutes Motor-VDrive-I- n (with “Entrapment”) Layton Tinseltown Newgate Tinseltown North Pointe A MIDSl MMFR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S This third film adaptation of NIGHT’S DREAM (PG-13- ) 1 best-actre- (PG-13- (PG-13- u the Bard’s story is a rollicking lush time A great frolicking ensemble cast including Rupert Everett Stanley T ucci Michelle Pfeiffer Sophie Marceau Kevin Kline and Calista Flockhart Layton Hills 9 Newgate Tinseltown YOU’VE GOT MAIL 12 (PG) Mild language Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan team up again in a romantic comedy It is so similar to “Sleepless in Seattle" that it feels redundant Replace the Lmpire State Building with a New l York City park and you have “Mail” It’s boy meets hates boy boy charms girl girl changes mind Nothing new no twists Sure these people aren’t difficult to watch but instead of an inspiring love story we get filmmaking It’s just OK which has to be a disappointment since the bar was set so high with "Sleepless” 116 minutes Kaysville girl-gir- Riverdale 4 GOODBYE LOVER and violence A slick but Arquette Don Johnson Generes City Square 4 IDLE HANDS 12 (R) Sexual situations language confusing thriller starring Patricia Dermot Mulroney and Ellen De- (R) Language sexual content and gory violence A high school kid who sits around smoking pot and watching TV all day becomes an instrument of death to those around him After killing his parents and his best friends the kid determines that “evil” is controlling his right hand He must find a way to stop it before it gets to his new girlfriend His friends who return as zombies are the low-brogrotesque atonly flicker of light in an otherwise teen comedyhorror film 100 tempt at the Drive-I- n (with “Matrix”) minutes North Pointe Motor-V- u THE KING AND I (G) The classic true story of an English woman who travels to Siam to teach the royal chil- dren about Western culture This animated feature centers on the conflicts between the King who wishes to be more progressive and the woman who would buck tradition The d that it essence of the story is here but is so changes the tale dramatically This film will remind growng ups of how good Brynner and Kerr were in the 1956 original while introducing today’s kids to the great music of Rodgers and Hammerstein 90 minutes Country Club City Square 4 Kaysville Lakeside Capitol Layton Tinseltown LIFE (R) Strong language and a shooting Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence star as bootleggers convicted senfor a murder they didn’t commit Their tence doesn’t teach them much except that they should have hired Johnnie Cochran The same old bickering gets just as old as the aging inmates The plot twists and makeupsave this film from a lifetime of boredom 108 minutes Lay- The perfect getaway is closer than you think 0 Announcing the new Statewide Toll and Roaming Plan £)Yj‘J-Lj- sugar-coate- Oscar-winnin- 2 Free Long Distance Calling to Anywhere in the 50 States When Calling From Utah! 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